Monday, August 09, 2010

(Re)signing privilege

EAT YOUR heart out, BNR.
Where the Clark Development Corp. miserably failed, the Clark International Airport Corp. appeared to have succeeded. That is in propping up its head honcho for retention in the Aquino administration.
Early this month, rumors as well as a press release out of the CDC alleged that its top executives – notably President-CEO Benny N. Ricafort – enjoined the workers’ union to undertake a signature campaign purposely to stay the hand of P-Noy from cutting them off their lofty perches.
Nipped in the bud – with two CDC unions on denial mode over the reports – the signature campaign sputtered to a stinking fart.
Now its CIAC’s turn to go on frenzied hunt for signatures.
“Luciano gets broad support from CIAC employees in all levels.” So screamed a press release I received Tuesday with an attached manifesto entitled “Liham Suporta para sa Mahal na Presidente, Pres. Victor Jose I. Luciano.”
The manifesto deplored what it called the concerted effort to destroy the reputation of Luciano, even as the employees re-invested their faith in Luciano as the single catalyzing factor to the development of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.
Luciano, the manifesto said, served as – my own direct translation now – “the key that opened the door of development and change at the CIAC.”
Because of his managerial acumen, his integrity and deep concern for the welfare of the CIAC employees, Luciano effected the leaps and bound in their salary range – “Malayo na rin ang agwat ng sahod namin ngayon kumpara sa dati naming tinatanggap.”
Aye, it’s Luciano – solo – all the way at the DMIA. Eat your heart out, CIAC Board Chair Nestor Mangio.
The various awards that have gone Luciano’s way – Most Outstanding Kapampangan in Government Service in 2009, Triple A Awardee of the Asian Institute of Management, even this paper’s Man of the Year for 2009, among others – are a testament to Luciano’s “correct and wise leadership at the CIAC.”
No, the manifesto vowed, the employees will not allow Luciano’s detractors to have their insidious ways, refusing to believe any of the canard thrown Luciano’s way, hence the expression of whole-hearted support to his leadership.
Woe unto you, Mayor Jerry Pelayo! Damn the demolition job of, er, on Luciano!
United in their desire for, and practice of the highest standards in running the DMIA, hoping for a continuous soar of the DMIA in the global aviation industry, the employees prayed that Luciano be given a new lease on leadership at the CIAC. Thus, the stirring call: Kailangan pa si Mr. Luciano sa CIAC!
The manifesto did not even fill up one whole page but the signatories comprised all of eight pages, totaling 320 names. Which goes to show the “broad support” Luciano enjoys among the CIAC employees.
Indeed, so apparently great is the support of the employees to Luciano that at least eight of them signed the manifesto twice – Jose Marlowe Pedregosa on pages 1 and 6; Rodel I. Lagman on pages 1 and 2; J. Abelardo Punzalan on pages 1 and 8; Manuel Banez on pages 1 and 2; Josa P. Landayan on pages 1 and 2; Ronald P. Aquino on pages 1 and 2; Alvin Marimla on pages 1 and 2; and Cynthia Cordero Dungca on pages 1 and 6.
Conspicuously missing though is the name and signature of Alexander Cauguiran, executive vice president of CIAC.
That tells a totally different story. But will Cauguiran oblige?

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